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REDTACTON

OVERVIEW:

Introduction
History
What is REDTACTON
How it works?
Functional features
Applications
Comparision with other networks
Challenges
Conclusion

Red : a warm color to emphasis warm and cordial

communications.
TACTON : Action triggered by Touching.

RedTacton utilizes a point to point

network, known as a Pico netthat
allows information to be exchanged
between two transceivers without the need
for a server to store or process information.

RedTacton is a new Human Area networking

technology, which is under development that uses
the surface of the human body as a safe, high speed
network transmission path.

Technically, it is completely distinct from wireless

and infrared technologies as it uses the minute
electric field emitted on the surface of human body as
medium for transmitting the data.

RedTacton can achieve duplex communication over

the human body at a maximum speed of 10 Mbps.

RedTacton involves initiating communication with a

touch that could result in a wide range of actions in
response. Transmission path is formed when a part of
the human body comes in contact.

RedTacton works through shoes and clothing as well.

The concept of intra-body communication was first proposed by IBM in

1996.
This communication mechanism was later evaluated and reported by several
research groups around the world.
All those reported technologies had two limitations.
I. The operating range through the body was limited to a few tens
of centimeters.
II. The top communication speed was only 40 bit/s!
These limitations were overcome by NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
located in Tokyo, Japan by using photonic electric field sensors and finally in 2005 they
came up with a human area networking technology called REDTACTON

HOW IT WORTS

HUMAN SAFETY
WHAT DOES IT NEED ?

WHAT DOES IT DO?

Figure shows the working of the REDTACTON device over the surface of our body.

Mechanism of communication with RedTacton

Figure shows the various electric fields on the surface of our body induced by the RED
TACTON device..

WORKING PROCEDURE

WHY REDTACTON?
Bluetooth, infrared etc. were the most commonly used techniques for
data transmission.
But these short-range wireless communication systems have some
problems.
Throughput is reduced by packet collisions
The principle drawback of infrared communications (IrDA) is the tight
directionality of beams between terminals needed for the system to be
effective
The ultimate human area network solution to all these constraints of
conventional technologies is intra body communication, in which the
human body serves as the transmission medium.
Human area networks would solve all the problems including throughput
reduction, low security, and high net -work setup costs.

TOUCH
COMMUNICATION WITH JUST A TOUCH OR A STEP!
Touching, gripping, sitting, walking, stepping and other
human movements can be the triggers for unlocking or
locking, starting or stopping equipment, or obtaining
data.
Using RedTacton, communication starts when terminals
carried by the user or embedded in devices are linked
in various combinations through physical contact
according to the human's natural movements.

BROADBAND & INTERACTIVE

BANDWIDTH DOES NOT DETERIORATE EVEN WITH DUPLEX OPERATION & SIMULTANEOUS ACCESS BY MANY USERS!

Duplex, interactive communication is possible at a maximum

speed of 10Mbps.
Because the transmission path is on the surface of the body,
transmission speed does not deteriorate in congested areas
where many people are communicating at the same time .

Figures shows difference between

wireless LAN and RedTacton

APPLICATIONS
Instant private data exchange

Touch printer to print

User verification and unlocking with just a touch

Electronic business cards can be shared

by shaking hands

Touch to get information from the notice

Conferece without any paper work

TRANSMISSION DEVICES WHOSE DEVELOPMENT

IS IN PROGRESS.
REDTACTON Transceiver (PC-Card Type)
Transmission rate: 10 Mbps
Protocol: TCP/IP
Transmission method: Half-duplex
Terminal interface: PCMCIA

REDTACTON Transceiver (Hub Type)

Transmission rate:10 Mbps
Protocol: TCP/IP
Transmission method: Half-duplex
External device interface:10BASE-T

USB Transceiver

CONCLUSION
Many areas can benefit from this technology. Human
society is entering an era of ubiquitous computing, where everything
is networked. RedTacton is gearing up to compete with Bluetooth,
Zigbee, IrDA (infrared data association), UWB (ultra wide band).
So we can clearly say that, this technology will spawn
revolutionary changes in the modern communications and become a
pivot technology. When we compare RedTacton with other
technologies, RedTacton will give a better performance over other. If
RedTacton is introduced into cyber market it brings a marvelous &
tremendous change and will be adopted by many more people.
So, in few years from now everything is going
to fall under this super technology. And, finally I conclude,
FUTURE BELONGS TO

RED TACTON

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